During the 12 months before interview in 2009-10, 15.0 million or 86% of the Australian population aged 15 years and over (17.5 million) attended at least one of the cultural venues and events asked about in the survey. The highest attendance rates were at cinemas (67% of people aged 15 years and over), zoological parks and aquariums (37%), botanic gardens (35%) and libraries (34%) (Table 1).